“There isn’t much we mice can do.”
“Let alone one mouse”.
“What has a lion ever done for us? He’s probably trapped for a good reason.”
And so they tried to discourage Tamar from helping the lion escape from the ropes binding him.
“If you’re going to help him, don’t lecture him about his diet.”
“He might eat you.”
“Or smash you.”
Tamar recognized him. He’s the one who let her go. A quiet voice told her to gnaw the rope and then get out of the way.
So she did and when she did the other mice helped.
Linked to Carrot Ranch’s September 17th Flash Fiction Challenge where Charli Mills offers the theme of mice. This is a retelling of Aesop’s Fable of the Lion and the Mouse.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
Wow, this is great–and nice use of the name Tamar.
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I don’t know why, but I wanted to use name Tamar from Genesis. They both took a risk. I hope they fit together. Thank you!
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It’s fun to think about and use Biblical names–they’re so unusual. It fit, from my point of view 🙂
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It’s a good story and I like your angle on it.
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Thank you, Chel!
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Love the perspective, Frank and the message of courage and how it can get others to help, too.
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Thank you, Charli!
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When One Mouse
Helps Another iN
DarK
True
Mice
iN LiGHT
They BeCoMe..:)
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Good point about becoming true. Thank you, Fred!
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